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Grow Forward

Nov 162011
 

You’ve heard people say, “I’m moving forward with my life.”  Or, “Let’s go forward with this project.”  People run forward at times.  They even stumble forward, sometimes in what appears to be the dark. Move, go, run, stumble, crawl, there are many ways to expend your energy in a forward direction. But how about growing forward?  Similar to how a flower grows with the proper soil, adequate water, and ample sunlight, we experience human growth.  Our human growth takes factors such as nutrition, exercise, sleep, and yes, even love we receive into account. That’s one type of growth, human growth.  Continue reading >>

 November 16, 2011  Posted by at 1:34 AM 4 Responses »

Wilted and Parched

Jul 312011
 
Wilted and Parched

I spent the most relaxing weekend in Austin with a girlfriend.  No kids, no schedule, no demands, no nothin’. When I arrived on Friday, my friend was bringing a plant back to life.  As she gingerly placed it in the sink, she called me over to look at its sad, sad state, wilted and parched.  As she drenched it in water, she was quite convinced that it would revive and resume its beautiful state. I had my doubts.  (A few hours later, she had her doubts, too.) There have been times in my life when I’ve felt wilted and parched.  Continue reading >>

 July 31, 2011  Posted by at 10:44 AM 4 Responses »

God’s Got Jokes

Jul 032011
 
God's Got Jokes

When I sat down at my favorite tea house to interview Rodney Harper, a man who wrote a book called, God’s Got Jokes, I was ready to laugh.  Jokes?  Okay Rodney, tell me some jokes.  Make me laugh.  Toward the end of our time together, we did just that, laugh and laugh.  But in the beginning, he had a story to tell, and I was ready to listen. Rodney began by painting a picture of his life five years ago – foreclosure on his home, repossessed car, bills mounting higher by the day.  Not a pretty picture.  He also expressed Continue reading >>

 July 3, 2011  Posted by at 2:11 PM No Responses »

To Trust Life is to Trust the Natural Laws of the Universe

Apr 102011
 

Our TLT story today is half philosophy, half story – – told to me by a grown man, reflecting back on an experience he had at age three in his native country of Japan.  This particular friend has been an extraordinary teacher to me, a mentor really. As we settle in to my favorite coffee/tea house, both enjoying egg salad sandwiches with a mutual friend of ours, I can feel myself begin to eagerly anticipate what I know is just minutes away: a story which is sure to be meaningful to me (and hopefully to you as well)…and the teaching Continue reading >>

 April 10, 2011  Posted by at 8:20 AM 3 Responses »

A Lesson in Trusting by NOT Trusting (Huh?)

Mar 242011
 

The following is a story that was told to me by my friend Kathleen: Kathleen landed a great job with Bank of America;  she felt truly blessed.  She was in a job that provided good opportunities for her and paid well.  What a great combination.  Except for the fact that she didn’t really like it.  No matter, after eight months, the program she was in was cancelled and my friend was laid off. Kathleen had always worked to help support and provide for her family;  it really wasn’t an option not to work.  The next 18 months of job searching Continue reading >>

 March 24, 2011  Posted by at 7:56 AM Comments Off
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